a march roller skating day

m and c found roller skates under the tree this epiphany. they're very old roller skates and were once my friend's when she and her sisters were growing up. m and c have been trying to get them into working condition. they cleaned the metal, oiled the leather, sewed special covers for the aging leather, and searched for the appropriate boots to sit in them. the boots even had to be fixed at the show repairman's, since a zipper was broken. subsequently, it's been quite a number of weeks since they first started thinking they could put them on and zip around, to the actual carrying out of the thought.

unfortunately, the happiness of gliding along that you see above, did not last long.

c, being the very sweet and considerate sister that she is, removed one skate and joined her older sibling for awhile. then she skated with two skates, but it's not as much fun when you were expecting to do the activity with a partner, so they switched to tag until my hands were so cold we went in.

as for the straps, we're now going to make entirely new ones from a heavy material, and scrap the leather entirely. i'll keep you posted.